LOCATION: 1.3 cun lateral to Du 17, on the lateral side of the superior border of the external
occipital protuberance.
IMAGE: Perhaps a reference to the point's position on the head where it would rest upon a pillow
during sleep. "Zhen" also means occiput, whose name in Chinese is "Zhen-gu", i.e., "Pillow-bone".
FUNCTIONS:
Clears Sensory Organs
Dispels Wind
Improves Vision
Invigorates Collaterals
Reduces Wind & Damp
INDICATIONS:
headache
myopia
vertigo
NEEDLING: Subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 cun.
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: nasal obstruction
